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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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